AniCell Biotech, a Chandler-based startup, collects regenerative materials and stem cells during a horse birth and uses them in a new treatment for tendons, ligaments, eyes, and wounds in dogs and horses.

The Sierra Vista annual Alzheimer’s Education Conference will highlight and tackle issues that affect rural sufferers, including a presentation of data that shows the effect of live music on the moods of residents, caregivers, musicians and loved ones before and after performances.

The University of Arizona’s medical school in downtown Phoenix this week began its final exam in a decade-long journey to full, independent accreditation as academic medical experts visited to critique the school. Read More: UA medical school in Phoenix moving toward accreditation

A $100,000 grant for the Flagstaff-based Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology will support programs for underserved entrepreneurs by providing programs to small businesses owned by and/or employing low- to moderate-income individuals in Coconino County.

The 2017 Verde Valley SciTech Festival, now in its fourth year, is holding events with involvement from the National Parks Service as well as State Parks, schools, cities, local businesses, and individuals all over the Verde Valley and Sedona. Read also: SciTechFest promotes STEM+A in the region

The University of Arizona opened its $136 million Biomedical Sciences Partnership Building on the downtown Phoenix Biomedical Campus which will house labs for cancer, molecular medicine, and other health research.

Northern Arizona University president Rita Cheng writes that NAU’s growing enrollment means we are bringing outstanding education to more students, our ties to our community are stronger, and the quality of our faculty and staff is opening more opportunities than ever before.